Overview
- Police say a slow-moving Hyundai i20 stopped at a Red Fort traffic signal around 6:52–6:55 pm before exploding, igniting nearby vehicles and shattering windows.
- LNJP Hospital reported more than 20 injured as officials worked to reconcile varying early death tolls, with most outlets confirming at least eight fatalities.
- NIA, NSG, FSL and Delhi Police Special Cell are combing CCTV footage, phone data and debris while examining whether the blast was accidental or deliberate.
- Investigators traced the car to a Haryana registration linked to prior owners; one former owner was detained after saying he had sold the vehicle, and reports say the car changed hands multiple times.
- Security was tightened across major cities, and the US and UK issued advisories as agencies also assess potential links to a large explosives and arms seizure in Faridabad earlier the same day.